Wohlwend Elem., St Louis MO - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wohlwend Elem.

Wohlwend Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the Mehlville R-IX School District. It sits within the city of St. Louis, an independent city whose economy draws on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation, and aviation industries, and which hosts major employers including the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Research universities such as Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University anchor the broader metro area, and cultural landmarks like the Gateway Arch, Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Missouri Botanical Garden are part of the civic landscape. The school’s enrollment is moderate in size for an elementary building, with grade-level groups that are roughly comparable across the span from kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is predominantly white, and a share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch that is well below the rates seen in many other parts of the region.

On state assessments, the school’s performance in both math and English language arts hovers near the middle of the distribution across grades three, four, and five. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient or advanced level trends consistently in the low- to mid-forty percent range across those grades. In English language arts, third graders posted a slightly higher proficiency rate, while fourth and fifth graders fell in the low- to mid-forty percent range as well. Science results for fifth graders were suppressed from public reporting, which limits what can be said about that subject. When compared across districts in St. Louis County, Wohlwend’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint of that set, meaning its combined scores are somewhat stronger than the median district in the county. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there are no graduation rate or chronic absenteeism figures available.

The immediate housing market in the school’s ZIP code reflects home values and rents that are roughly in line with national averages, and within St. Louis County the median listing price for homes has shown a modest decrease over the past year, with the market tilting slightly toward supply. Monthly mortgage costs and rents are both within a range that many local households can manage, though affordability varies with income. The school itself operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet status, and no Title I designation was reported. Information on discipline, course access, staffing levels, and attendance was not available, so a parent may want to look into those areas directly with the school. The district level likewise did not yield details on recent changes to curriculum, pedagogy, or property taxes.

Wohlwend Elementary offers a fairly typical suburban public school experience within the Mehlville district, with test scores that land a notch above the county median. The student population is not highly diverse, and the share of families experiencing economic disadvantage is modest. Families considering this school will find a stable, mid-sized elementary setting in a part of St. Louis with a solid employment base and recognized cultural institutions.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 50% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 57% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 50% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 49% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 55% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 52% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolMEHLVILLE R-IX, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income59%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income21%Higher-income53%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income57%33 pp gap